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Organization:
Adult Amb Nursing Admin
Job Summary:
The Vanderbilt Health Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for an Administrative Director: Professional Practice and Clinical Education. The Magnet Program Director / Administrative Director: Professional Practice and Clinical Education is a strategic nursing leader responsible for advancing nursing excellence through oversight of the Magnet Recognition Program®, professional development initiatives, and professional governance structures. This role integrates leadership in nursing education, evidence-based practice, and professional governance to foster a culture of clinical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
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Shift: First Shift (Days)
Role Accountabilities **:
Magnet Program Leadership**
Align Magnet or Pathway to Excellence activities with the Nursing Strategic Plan.
Assess organizational readiness for Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation or re-designation.
Create and implement ambulatory infrastructures to support successful designation or re-designation activities.
Utilize structures defined by the Nursing Staff Bylaws to champion Magnet and Pathway to Excellence standards.
Partner with CNO to optimize and maintain highly functional professional practice structures. Promote VUMC's Professional Practice Model across the organization.
Build interdisciplinary relationships that enable the Magnet/Pathway to Excellence culture.
Nursing Education & Professional Development
Partner with CNO to establish strategic plans, budgets, resource allocation, and operational plans for Ambulatory Clinical Education.
Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education programs and initiatives, certification support, and career advancement pathways.
Evaluate and revise as needed onboarding, orientation, and competency development for clinical staff.
Collaborate with academic partners to support clinical placements and pipeline development.
Champion lifelong learning and evidence-based practice across all levels of nursing.
Collaborate with the Central Clinical Education Department on enterprise-wide initiatives.
Collaborate with CNO to address issues related to quality, compliance, competency, and education.
Coach staff to prioritize and collaborate with the healthcare team. Collaborates with the rest of the leadership team to determine areas for improvement in clinical practice and develop improvement plans.
Design annual needs assessments for all clinical levels to identify opportunities.
Professional Governance
Provide strategic oversight of professional governance councils and structures.
Facilitate nurse engagement in decision-making, policy development, and practice improvement.
Ensure alignment of council activities with Magnet standards and organizational priorities.
Mentor council chairs and members to build leadership capacity and promote accountability.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of professional governance structures.
Oversee clinical ladder administration.
Qualifications - External:
Master's Degree and 10 years of experience.
Nursing Degree required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven experience with Magnet designation or similar nursing excellence programs.
Knowledge of ANCC Magnet standards and application processes with expert-level writing ability.
Expertise in nursing education, professional development, and professional governance.
Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
Experience with data analysis, benchmarking, and quality improvement.
Ability to lead change and foster innovation in complex healthcare environments.
Proficiency in learning management systems and educational technologies.
Nursing Leadership experience.
Ambulatory experience.
Nurse Leader and/or Nurse Educator Certification.
Academic Medical Center experience.
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Our Nursing Philosophy:
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:
Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
Dental and /or vision plan
403 (b) retirement plan
Paid Time off (flex PTO)
Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
Short-Long term disability
Subsidized backup childcare
And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!
Achieve the Remarkable:
Learn more about VUMC Nursing here (http://www.vumc.org/careers/nursing-careers) .
Core Accountabilities:
Organizational Impact: Establishes key tactical and operational plans of a sub-function or multiple departments that has longer-term effect on results of the sub-function. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Integrate knowledge and in-depth analysis from several areas to resolve complex problems that are both technical and operational. Breadth of Knowledge: Applies comprehensive knowledge of professional/technical area and broad management knowledge of other professional areas to carry out objectives. * Team Interaction: Leads multiple departments with a function.
Core Capabilities :
Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance.Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.
Position Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Certifications:
LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Work Experience:
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level:
10 years
Education:
Master's
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
